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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1248 m/e 12/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6248   24/04/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3595   09/12/1946
British Railways 63595 w/e 05/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/112/1912
O4/7 (2-8-0)31/08/1940
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L496
Works Number 19904
To Service During 12/1912
Withdrawal Fri 21/04/1961 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 48 yrs, 4 mths , 22 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1912
IMM   Immingham on 17/11/1922
KEA   Keadby on 06/11/1930
FRO   Frodingham on 12/06/1932
     Withdrawn on 21/04/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 21/04/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1514)
18/01/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1465)
20/08/1921 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1503)
22/12/1923 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1871)
28/07/1928 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1355)
06/09/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1244)
29/04/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1264)
31/12/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1886)
09/04/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 487)
31/08/1940 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3671)
01/05/1943 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3690)
05/01/1946 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3693)
05/06/1948 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3666)
24/06/1950 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3664)
20/09/1952 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22310)
26/03/1955 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22329)
24/05/1958 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22871)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 20/08/1918 18/01/1919 152 days General Boiler number 1465 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 02/07/1921 20/08/1921 50 days General Boiler number 1503 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/10/1923 22/12/1923 64 days General Boiler number 1871 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/01/1926 24/04/1926 92 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6248
 
Gorton Works 26/05/1928 28/07/1928 64 days General Boiler number 1355 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/08/1930 06/09/1930 29 days General Boiler number 1244 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/04/1933 29/04/1933 8 days General Boiler number 1264 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/12/1935 31/12/1935 11 days General Boiler number 1886 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/03/1938 09/04/1938 15 days General Chimney altered
Boiler number 487 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/08/1940 31/08/1940 22 days General Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3671 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 15/04/1943 01/05/1943 17 days General Boiler number 3690 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 14/03/1944 25/03/1944 12 days Heavy    
Gorton Works 08/12/1945 05/01/1946 29 days General Boiler number 3693 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 08/05/1948 05/06/1948 29 days General Boiler number 3666 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63595
 
Gorton Works 03/06/1950 24/06/1950 22 days General Boiler number 3664 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 30/08/1952 20/09/1952 22 days General Boiler number 22310 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 26/02/1955 26/03/1955 29 days General Boiler number 22329 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 15/12/1956 22/12/1956 8 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 19/04/1958 24/05/1958 36 days General Boiler number 22871 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 15/04/1961 15/04/1961 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1248
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 19904
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
20/08/1918 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/08/1918. Dep: 18/01/1919.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1465 (Diagram 15)
   
02/07/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1921. Dep: 20/08/1921.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1503 (Diagram 15)
   
17/11/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
20/10/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/10/1923. Dep: 22/12/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1871 (Diagram 15)
   
23/01/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/01/1926. Dep: 24/04/1926.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6248
   
26/05/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/05/1928. Dep: 28/07/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1355 (Diagram 15)
   
09/08/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/08/1930. Dep: 06/09/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1244 (Diagram 15)
   
06/11/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
12/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
22/04/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/04/1933. Dep: 29/04/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1264 (Diagram 15)
   
21/12/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/12/1935. Dep: 31/12/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1886 (Diagram 15)
   
26/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/03/1938. Dep: 09/04/1938.
Work undertaken:
Chimney altered
Boiler number 487 (Diagram 15)
   
10/08/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1940. Dep: 31/08/1940.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3671 (Diagram 15D)
   
15/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/04/1943. Dep: 01/05/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3690 (Diagram 15D)
   
14/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 14/03/1944. Dep: 25/03/1944.    
08/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1945. Dep: 05/01/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3693 (Diagram 15D)
   
09/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3595    
08/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1948. Dep: 05/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3666 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63595
   
03/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/06/1950. Dep: 24/06/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3664 (Diagram 15D)
   
30/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/08/1952. Dep: 20/09/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22310 (Diagram 15D)
   
26/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/02/1955. Dep: 26/03/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22329 (Diagram 15D)
   
15/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/12/1956. Dep: 22/12/1956.    
19/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/04/1958. Dep: 24/05/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22871 (Diagram 15D)
   
15/04/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 15/04/1961. Dep: 15/04/1961.    
21/04/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 63595 from Frodingham (36C)    

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